Chapter 316: Establish a new king

During the year when Qiao and Wu Fan got married, they were undoubtedly the ones who served Wu Fan the most and most frequently among the five wives. From this perspective, Wu Fan said that Qiao "wasted" a lot of his essence, but it was also true.

Qiao also knew this very well.

However, of course, Qiao would not submit to this issue. He stretched out his pink fist and hit Wu Fan, then quickly glanced at the three children who were playing. Seeing that the three children didn't care about the situation here at all, he said to Wu Fan angrily:

"I'm not the only one who was wasting your so-called essence..."

Before he finished speaking, Joe's face turned red and then muttered:

"Who knows what's going on with you? You're so strong, but you can't make me... even my sister is happy."

Speaking of this, Qiao Yi looked longing and envious.

Wu Fan then took a sip of tea and said with a smile:

"Maybe, if there is really God's will, that's it. It's God's will that Wu Fan will not let me hold my son. It is because of this that I have strengthened my determination to reform."

When he heard about the reform, Qiao became interested and asked:

"What do you want to reform?"

Wu Fan said:

"This is a long way to say, and I can't finish it. In short, in my opinion, the strength of a family, or even a dynasty, is not considered powerful; because dynasties change and families rise and fall. Only when a nation becomes strong can it be truly powerful. What I have to do is to make our Chinese nation stronger and stand out among the nations of the world."

After hearing this, Qiao curled his lips:

"Tsk, the more you talk, the more you get, the more you get. You really feel fat. Just after admiring your lofty ideals, you are actually standing from the perspective of the nation."

Wu Fan shook his head and smiled bitterly, saying:

"Do you think I'm playing a great deal?"

Qiao said:

"Congratulations, you'll all answered."

Wu Fan didn't argue, saying:

"If you say it without any reason, let the facts prove everything."

...

That night, Wu Fan and Cui Yangyang slept together.

This is not only out of respect for the long-lost wife, but also a kind of spiritual comfort for the two of them almost forever this time.

Of course, the two of them couldn't do anything that night. One was trauma and the other was still in recovery. They were all sick. They just leaned against each other and said something from their hearts and told each other something about their feelings.

That alone is enough.

Ten days later, Wu Fan's injuries had already recovered, so he left Luoyang and took Zhang Liao, Xun You and other heroes of Cao Wei who were founded in Luoyang to Yecheng.

Before Wu Fan came to Yecheng, the old and meritorious officials who were scattered all over the country had already received official documents from Wu Fan and were waiting here in advance.

As the saying goes, a country cannot be without a king for a day, Emperor Xian is famous and untrue. It doesn’t count. It has been nearly three months since Cao Cao passed away, but his successor has not been determined. Fortunately, the process of national unification is very rapid. Many old ministers who followed Cao Cao to rise up in the past were still in the world, and they held high power, including Wu Fan. It is precisely because of these people suppressing the scene that the country did not cause any kind of unrest because of the lack of a king.

This time Wu Fan summoned all his ministers to gather in Yecheng, which was naturally a plan to establish a new king.

Although he was only 32 years old, his contribution to the foundation of Cao Wei is obvious to all. It can be said that Cao Wei was able to unify the world in just ten years, and Wu Fan's direct role in it must account for more than 70% of it.

In this regard, Wu Fan was repeatedly rewarded by Cao Cao. Although the generals and ministers of Cao's camp were envious, they were convinced. Now, no one can match the power in Wu Fan's hands. Although Cao Cao died suddenly, even the ministers of entrusting the orphans did not even say it, no one questioned Wu Fan, the sworn brother who had a very close relationship with Cao Cao during his lifetime, took on the responsibility of entrusting the orphans at this time.

Wu Fan was unwilling to give in on this issue, and even did not even pretend to refuse. Because he not only wanted to take this opportunity to support the new emperor, but also implemented the reforms he had planned for a long time in his mind as mentioned earlier. These reform measures were all realized by Wu Fan from the perspective of later generations compared with the current society. If it were others, no matter how smart he was and how long his vision was, he would never have imagined these.

Therefore, Wu Fan must never give up the position of orphanage to others. This time, he must be arbitrary and arrogant in exchange for long-term prosperity in the future.

Suppose, if someone threatens Wu Fan's position of entrusting his orphan at this time, Wu Fan will not be stingy with force to destroy him.

After arriving in Yecheng, Wu Fan first ordered the former prefect Zhang Zhao of Yecheng to preside over a grand ceremony to commemorate Cao Cao. The seven sworn brothers Wu Fan, Hua Xiong, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan and Zhang Liao, together with Cao Cao's sons, Cao Ren, Cao Hong and other clan generals and ministers, and other civil and military generals. The ceremony was a three-day ceremony, which was both a commemoration for Cao Cao and awaiting those who came from afar after receiving Wu Fan's personal written documents.

During this period, Wu Fan hinted that Guo Jia, Cheng Yu and others had completed the work of abdicating Emperor Xian. Emperor Xian instantly changed from a nominal emperor to a civilian, temporarily stayed in Yecheng City, waiting for the new emperor to be transferred to the title.

This process is inevitably a bit sad, not to mention that Wu Fan and Emperor Xian have a good relationship. They often play chess and drink tea together, and their intimacy has reached 67. It is precisely for this reason that Wu Fan has not shown up and has let his subordinates take full control of this matter.

This is how China's political struggle is. Cruelty is its essence. Without a slight perseverance, don't think of gaining a foothold in this circle... Many biological brothers of the royal family can meet each other for the throne, killing them to the death, let alone people from different surnames.

Among Wu Fan's many reforms, this one was included. He believed that the fundamental reason why the political struggles in China's dynasties were still unhuman and cruel and ruthless was that the emperor's supreme power, that is, the emperor's power was too great. If every emperor had only a name like Emperor Xian of Han, of course, he had some real power, but he could not just talk about his words and decide the life and death of a person at will; Wu Fan believed that there would not be so many people who would use any means to fight for the throne.

With other reforms in their own areas, people will not be too interested in the throne, including the children of the royal family. In this way, the emperor seems to be weakened, but in fact he can be safe and stable for a long time and passed on from generation to generation.

...

Three days later, all the main generals and ministers gathered in Yecheng, and the ceremony of establishing a new emperor officially began.

At around nine o'clock in the morning, civil and military officials came to Xuanhe Hall in Tongquetai. Due to too many people, the hall was full. Many generals and ministers with low status had to stand outside the hall and listen to the marquis' reading of the documents of the new king in the palace.

After about half a stick of incense, Wu Fan wore a first-rate purple gold official uniform and a snake-killing sword on his waist. He walked out from the back of the hall first. He glanced at the civil and military officials inside and outside the hall, and everyone stood respectfully with their heads down.

Seeing that there was nothing unusual in the scene, Wu Fan stood on the first step in front of the dragon throne at that time to show that he was inferior to the king's identity as a subject.

Looking back at the back of the hall, a close attendant immediately led Cao Chong out, came to the main seat, supported Cao Chong and sat on it, and then stood on both sides.

Cao Chong is twelve years old this year, and he is still old. He doesn't understand many things about the succession of the throne. He was told yesterday by Wu Fan that he would become the monarch of Cao Wei after his father, that is, the emperor of a country. Cao Chong, who has no power, is at a loss than joy at this time. His eyes that cannot hide his childishness were curious and nervous, and he looked at the people below from time to time, and looked at Wu Fan, the eighth uncle standing in front of him.

Only when his eyes remained on Wu Fan, the tension in Cao Chong's eyes would dissipate and change it to a calm attitude.

Seeing the elderly Cao Chong sitting on the master's seat, the ministers were surprised and whispered to him, all asking others about what was going on?

There were also a large number of people who were not surprised by this. Except for the generals and ministers under Wu Fan, the others were those who had been with Cao Cao for a long time. They had heard Cao Cao say more than once that they wanted to pass the throne to Cao Chong, so they acted for granted.

Cao Cao did not like to follow the rules in his work, including when choosing an heir, Cao Cao only cared about who was the best suited, rather than choosing his eldest son like other princes. Undoubtedly, Cao Cao's style of conduct also influenced many generals and ministers who had followed him for many years. Therefore, those who were surprised that Cao Chong was sitting on the master's seat at this time were basically those who surrendered to Cao's camp in the later period.

These people had no weight in their hands, and even if they opposed it, they could not cause any storm. Wu Fan didn't care about it, and made these people whisper for a while, then coughed a few times, and the inside and outside the hall immediately became silent.

In this silence, Wu Fan took out the edict written in advance and said loudly:

"The former king started his business and was killed by a traitor, and he died of regret. Now China is unified, and all the people are begging for it. All the people are waiting for development. The ministers are also fulfilling their duties and loyalty. However, the new king has not yet made a decision and the ministers have no rule, just like a dragon without a leader. It is an urgent task. On the day of his life, the former king repeatedly mentioned that he wanted the five sons to inherit the throne, but it is still in his ears. Although the former king has left us, we should work hard to complete the wishes of the previous king. Therefore, Wu Fan, the governor of the Second Army, proposed this decision: According to the wishes of the previous king, the fifth sons of the previous king will inherit the throne."

After reading the edict, Wu Fan put it together and looked at everyone below and said:

"Do you have any objections to this?"

There is no deliberate emotion involved in it while speaking, but to everyone, it is like a huge pound of pressure.

Who can object to this situation at this time? Who dares to object? What's more, when Cao Cao was alive, he did say many times in front of his ministers that he wanted Cao Chong to inherit his position. Even Cao Ang, Cao Zhi, Cao Zhang and other Cao Cao's sons who stood in front of everyone did not express any dissatisfaction. Who else could have enough to find that awkward thing?

Speaking of this, I will explain: Cao Pi was absent from this ceremony of establishing a new king. The reason was that Cao Pi decided to go to the spirit of his father Cao Cao to stay in front of him for a year, as a shame for his crimes. As for Cao Ang and others, they did not express their dissatisfaction, because Wu Fan summoned them together last night and explained the matter to them in detail with Xiahou Dun and others.

Seeing that everyone did not object, Wu Fan officially declared Cao Chong the King of Wei.

The following series of cumbersome procedures were managed by Ju Su, Cheng Yu and others. Including Emperor Xian officially announced his abdication in front of everyone and abdicated the throne to Cao Chong; Cao Chong thus became the emperor of Wei and posthumously named his father Cao Cao as Emperor Wu of Wei.

Just talking about this posthumous title, it is exactly the same as in history.

The new king ascended the throne from the king to the emperor, and his status was increased by a higher level. His subordinates also all promoted their titles from the Jin officials.

Due to his great achievements, Wu Fan was promoted from Marquis of Jin to Duke of Jin, with a fief of 5,000 households; his official position was promoted from General of Cavalry to General. Since there was no longer any war in the country, there was no need to divide the army and all the troops were incorporated. Therefore, the position of governor of Wu Fan and Xiahou Dun was taken back as the position of general in wartime. However, Wu Fan added another title: Grand Sima, who was in charge of the national military and horses.

Wu Fan's military command ability is beyond doubt. The comprehensive values ​​of personal force, command and intelligence are unmatched. Moreover, whether the monarch is Cao Cao or Cao Chong now, Wu Fan is deeply trusted. Therefore, it is most appropriate for him to take on the position of Grand Sima. However, some friends may think that such an important position is unreasonable. How can people outside the emperor's relatives take on such an important position? Chongjia suggests that such friends should not forget that this is the game world. When Chongjia played the Three Kingdoms nationwide, the ones most often appointed were Grand Sima and Prime Minister.

Guo Jia is responsible for the position of prime minister.

The Sikong was taken over by Xun Yu.

Situ is responsible for Tian Feng.

Xiahou Dun is responsible for the Grand Marshal. These three men are the Three Dukes. The Grand Sima ranks above the Three Dukes.

General of the Cavalry was Zhang Liao.

General of the chariot and cavalry is Cao Ren.

General Wei was Xiahou Yuan.

Guangluxun was Xun You.

The Grand Secretary is Cheng Yu.

Wei Wei was Jushu.

Yan Wei is Yang Biao.

As for Zhao Yun, Gan Ning, Taishi Ci, Zhou Yu, Lu Xun, Xu Shu and other civil and military generals with great abilities, since they defected to Cao's camp in the later period, they naturally had few achievements, and their corresponding official positions were not very high. Among them, Zhao Yun was the third rank of General Zhendong, Gan Ning was the fourth rank of General Andong, Taishi Ci was the fourth rank of General Anxi, Zhou Yu was the fourth rank of General Zhongshu Ling, Lu Xun was the fourth rank of Censor Zhongcheng, and Xu Shu was the third rank of Taichang.

In addition, Lu Bu, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Hua Xiong, Dian Wei, Xu Zhu and other tiger generals, although they were unstoppable in charge, their military power was difficult to achieve during peacetime. Therefore, there was not much change in official positions, and they were all compensated by increasing their titles and increasing their salary.

After some rewards, Wu Fan "requested instructions" from Cao Chong and granted Liu Xie a title without authority. After spending his life, Cao Chong approved the report. He then granted Liu Xie the Anle Gong, with a fief of 1,000 households, which was enough for Liu Xie to have no worries about food and clothing in his life.

After finishing all this, it was noon. Wu Fan signaled Cao Chong that "it's okay today." Cao Chong issued an order to disperse the court. When the civil and military officials were about to disperse, Wu Fan told everyone that they would discuss a major event in the Xuanhe Hall tomorrow and that everyone would be present.

Everyone didn't know what this big thing was, and they dispersed with doubts and discussions.

Wu Fan came to Cao Chong, waved his hand to let the nearby servants retreat. After helping Cao Chong get off the main seat, he bowed:

"Your Majesty, I have something to report to you."

Seeing Wu Fan's serious look, Cao Chong couldn't help but want to laugh, and felt that he was the emperor now, so it seemed bad to do so. He had to endure it and said:

"Why are you polite to Uncle Eight? Just say it just if you have any questions."

Wu Fan then withdrew his arching hands and looked straight into Cao Chong's eyes and said:
Chapter completed!